Archives for May 2015

“How Lawyers Can Manage Their Technology Well” by Sensei’s Sharon Nelson and John Simek was featured in the Spring 2015 Newsletter of the Northern Virginia Associate of Legal Administrators (NOVA ALA). The NOVA ALA, chartered in 1980, is composed of legal professionals and is affiliated with the National Association of Legal Administrators, a non-profit organization with over 10,000 members worldwide. The goal of the Association of Legal Administrators is to improve the quality of management in legal service organizations; promote and enhance the competence of professionalism of legal administrators; and represent professional legal management and managers to the legal community and the community at large.

Legal Talk Network producer Laurence Colletti interviews Jeff Taylor, Catherine Sanders Reach, Craig Bayer, and John Simek, speakers at the 2015 ABA TECHSHOW in Chicago. Jeff, Catherine, and Craig talk about using Mac, PC, and Android devices and how to keep them in sync. John identifies the privacy dangers for lawyers’ mobile devices on public networks and what to do to help prevent breaches of confidential client information. Topics include:

Sharon Nelson and John Simek’s article, “How Lawyers Can Manage Their Technology Well” was featured in the April 2015 edition of the VSB’s Virginia Lawyer magazine. The title of the article speaks for itself and is full of great tips and tricks to help anyone (not just lawyers) manage their technology well. Virginia Lawyer and Virginia Lawyer Register is the official publication of the Virginia State Bar and is distributed to lawyers, judges, general subscribers, law libraries, other state bar associations, and the media. Each issue contains substantive articles on legal subjects, informational pieces about the bar and bar activities, letters to the editor, professional notices, rule changes, ethics opinions, disciplinary actions, classified ads, and advertisements.

Recently, Attorney at Work featured an article with highlights from the ABA TECHSHOW. The article title, “Experts Dish Up ABA TECHSHOW Tips & Take Aways,” speaks for itself and one of those experts is Sensei’s President, Sharon Nelson. Her tip is a frightening realization for many that their devices are just not safe on certain wireless connections.

#SenseiSherlock was delighted to join Dan and Eileen Siegel for an excellent Italian dinner in Philadelphia before Sharon, Dan and John speak at the National Association of Attorneys General on cloud computing.

#SenseiSherlock thanked Barb Henley, the Director of Planned Giving for Old Dominion University, for inviting Sharon and John to Virginia Beach to speak on cybersecurity for fund-raising organizations – their first time lecturing at a yacht club!